Ayn Ali

Time span:

1600-1649

Place:

Istanbul

Arab lands

Education:

Medrese

Career:

Courtier

Short biography:

Müezzinzâde (as Kâtib Çelebi calls him) Ayn (not Ayn-ı) Ali was a scribe in the mukabele bureau and the Imperial Council, while he served as intendant of the imperial registry (emin-i defter-i hakani) in 1607. According to Bursalı Mehmed Tahir, he was defterdar of Egypt in 1609.